Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland since 2008. Before that he worked in the Press Herald’s Brunswick Bureau where he spent several years covering news in several midcoast towns from Rockland and Wiscasset to Bath and Brunswick. He also covered Bath Iron Works, the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College, and the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant during his years in Brunswick. When he’s not hunting down criminals, politicians or law enforcement officials, Dennis enjoys spending time riding his bicycle, hiking, and cross country skiing.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Man reported missing in Boothbay is located at hotel in Auburn
Police said Cameron Brown left Boothbay of his own accord.
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PublishedMay 9, 2023
Man working on renovation project in Boothbay reported missing
Cameron Brown, 23, who is originally from Yarmouth, was last seen in the Lincoln County town on Saturday evening.
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PublishedMay 9, 2023
Man wounded by shooter in Portland Tuesday night
The suspect was still at large after the shooting on Congress Street around 8:30 p.m. and the victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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PublishedMay 9, 2023
A Maine plant with a peculiar name is taken off the federal endangered species list
Federal regulators have upgraded the status of the Furbish lousewort, which only grows along the St. John River in northern Maine and Canada, from endangered to threatened.
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PublishedMay 8, 2023
South Portland hiker rescued from New Hampshire mountain
Brittany Kelley, 31, suffered a back injury while hiking on Mount Major on Sunday afternoon.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Emergency shelter committee supports task force to address encampments in Portland
The group will consist not only of city officials and community service providers, but also people from the Bayside Trail encampment that has raised safety concerns.
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PublishedMay 3, 2023
Secretary of state issues reworded power referendum question
Shenna Bellows’ revision came after courts took issue with the use of the term ‘quasi-governmental’ in the original wording of the referendum question.
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PublishedMay 3, 2023
Lewiston physician dies following crash on Maine Turnpike in Falmouth
Thomas Bosma of Falmouth, a doctor at Central Maine Family Practice in Lewiston, was on his way to work when his pickup truck rolled over on Wednesday morning, police said.
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PublishedApril 30, 2023
Casco man accused of stealing vehicle full of gravestones from funeral home
Hall Funeral Home of Casco said the truck containing cemetery monuments was apparently stolen between Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
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PublishedApril 20, 2023
Body recovered from Presumpscot River in Falmouth
Falmouth police said the body was badly decomposed.
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